Category Archives: Ridiculously obvious scams

Money Is Still King of the Hill And We Are All the Poorer for It: A Glance Back, and Forward

A personal retrospective on money in US politics.

The Military-Industrial Jobs Scam

Military contractors have used the threat of US job cuts to extract more dough from American taxpayers….and then cut US jobs.

The “Existential Battle” Is for Control of the Democratic Party

Democratic Party operatives would have voters focus on Trump, as opposed to the batttle within their party over the Sanders-led effort to implement policies that serve Americans broadly, not the top 10% .

‘People are Dying’: Bernie Sanders Heads to Canada With an Insulin Caravan

Sanders puts the hot lights on the disgrace of insulin prices in the US.

As Risky Finances Alienate Investors, Fracking Companies Look to Retirement Funds for Cash

Latest DeSmogBlog coverage of fracking follies: the still unprofitable industry turns to pension funds and private equity for capital.

How the Government Can Steal Your Stuff: 6 Questions About Civil Asset Forfeiture Answered

Sad but necessary, a primer on civil asset forfeiture.

Libra – Freedom for Whom, from What?

What is Libra supposed to bring to us that we don’t have already? Freedom from legacy currencies will have a high price to pay.

Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg’s Fake Accounts Ponzi Scheme

Why Facebook may be a bigger fraud than Enron.

CalPERS Sleaze Watch: Showcases Criminal Ex-General “Betray-Us” as Keynote Speaker at Offsite

CalPERS demonstrates its lack of interest in ethics and propriety.

Hospitals Block ‘Surprise Billing’ Measure In California

Hospitals flex their muscles and the public loses.

Mining and Electric Vehicles: Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt

Electric vehicle production at scale requires materials we don’t have enough of.

Bill Black: Facebook’s Libra Currency Monetizes Identity and Threatens Privacy

Bill Black discusses Feacebook’s new proposed crypto-currency, called “Libra.” Facebook could use this technology to standardize identity and create a world of ultimate surveillance, and then profit from it.

Charter Schools Unleashed “Educational Hunger Games” in California. Now It’s Fighting Back.

Andrea Gabor, author of “After the Education Wars,” discusses how California is pushing back on millionaire-driven charter schools. Will the rest of the America follow?

Rebel Economist Breaks Through to Washington on How Shareholder Value Theory Rewards the Undeserving

How William Lazonick persuaded pols and pundits that the shareholder value theory was bad for business and society.

Plastic Watch: G20 Issues Pathetic Declaration

G20 issues Osaka Blue Ocean Vision, a voluntary plastic management plan so inadequate the plastic industry endorsed it immediately.